What do the five sheepskins in the story of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty tell about?

This matter is like this, Qin Mugong got married. He saw Baili Xi's name on the list, so he asked Gongzi Kui: "Why is there no such person?"

Gongzi Kui said: "He is a native of Yu Country, a doctor who died in the country, and he ran away." Qin Mugong turned around and asked Gongsun Zhi:

You know in the Jin Kingdom that you don't know what kind of person he is. Gongsun Zhi said: "He is quite capable, but unfortunately there is no place for heroes."

As soon as Qin Mugong heard that he was another hero, he sent someone to inquire about Baili Xi's whereabouts. Later, I actually inquired about them. Baili Xi was originally watching Ma Na in Chu State.

Qin Mugong was going to give a generous gift to King Chu Cheng and asked him to send someone to send Baili Xi back. Gongsun Zhi said: "This must not be done.

The people of Chu called him to watch the horse because they didn't know how capable he was. If the lord invited him like this, it was clearly telling the king of Chu to reuse him, could he still let him come here? According to the price of ordinary slaves at that time, Qin Mugong sent someone to bring five sheepskins to King Chu Cheng and said:

We have a slave named Bailixi, who broke the law and hid in your country. Let us redeem him and commit his sins, lest we make other slaves follow his example. "King Chu Cheng ordered someone to arrest Baili Xi, load him into a prisoner car, and hand him over to the people sent by the Qin State.

As soon as Baili Xi arrived in the Qin State, Gongsun Zhi came to greet him. Qin Mugong saw that it was a white-haired old man and asked him how old he was. He said:

I'm only seventy. Qin Mugong sighed and said, "Alas!

It's a pity to be old! Baili Xi was not convinced, he said: "If the lord asks me to fight tigers, I will be old."

If you ask me to sit down and discuss the affairs of the imperial court, then I will be ten years younger than Jiang Taigong! Qin Mugong felt that his words also made sense. Let's talk to him about the principle of enriching a country and strengthening the army.

Unexpectedly, the more we talked, the more right I became, and the more I felt that he was a great character. After chatting for three days, I wanted to ask him to be the prime minister. Baili Xi didn't agree.

He said, "What am I? My friend Uncle Jian is much better than me!

If the lord really wants to recruit talents, it is better to invite him. When Qin Mugong saw Baili Xi, he felt that he was a capable person who was not one in ten thousand, and trusted him very much. Now I heard that there are people who are more capable than him, how can he let it go so easily?

He immediately asked Baili Xi to write a letter and sent Gongzi Aoi to Minglu Village to greet Uncle Jian. <>

In 655 BC, in the 22nd year of King Hui of Zhou, the 31st year of Duke Huan of Qi, the 22nd year of Duke Xian of Jin, the 5th year of Duke Mu of Qin, and the 17th year of King Cheng of Chu, Duke Mu of Qin sent Gongzi Kui to the Kingdom of Jin to propose marriage. Jin Xiangong promised to marry his eldest daughter [who was Shen Sheng's sister] to him. He also had to send a few people over as slaves for the dowry.

Someone said: "Baili Xi doesn't want to be an official, so it's better to make him a slave to marry!" Jin Xiangong asked Baili Xi to go to Qin with Gongzi Kui and other slaves who were married.

Baili Xi had no choice but to sigh to himself. As soon as the people on the road were not paying attention, he secretly ran away. Running around, there is no idea at all.

Later, he actually went to the state of Chu. The people of Chu treated him as a spy and tied him up. They said:

What do you do? He said, "Why?"

What do you do for a living? He said, "Look at the cows."

So they told him to watch the oxen. He didn't shirk it, and he looked at the cow. He actually has the ability to watch cattle, and the cattle he cares for are gradually better than other people's cattle.

The people of Chu gave him the nickname "King of Watching Cows". King Kanniu was famous, and even King Chu Cheng knew about it, so he asked him to go to the South China Sea to see the horses. At the beginning, Gongzi Aoi thought that he had run away from an old slave, which was nothing, and he didn't put this matter in his heart when he came back all the way.

One day, he saw a big man working in the fields. His hoe was several times larger than the others, and when he shoved it into the ground, it went a foot deep. The more Childe Aoi looks, the more interesting it becomes.

He told his men to take the hoe and look at it. Drink! The men under him could not hold it.

Childe Aoi asked the big man, "What's your name?" Shall I take you to the Qin Kingdom?

The big man said, "My name is Gongsun Zhi, a native of the Jin Kingdom. You can introduce, that's great.

Gongzi Kui took him to see Qin Mugong. <>

Qin Mugong's thirst for talent, knowing people and being good at his duties, and being a virtuous corporal, Baili Xi is very old, but he is still a virtuous person in governing the country. When the two of them are together, they are like a tiger. It laid the foundation for the strength of the Qin state.

For most of the "low in, low out", a very few "low in, high out" are particularly valuable, however, it is also tantamount to frankly speaking, it is almost a pipe dream.

Raising cattle in this place in Nanyang, no matter what kind of cattle, can be raised in his hands, the king of Chu heard about it, came to Nanyang to see him, listened to his cattle raising scriptures, Baili Xi said, governing the country is the same as raising cattle, what do the cows want to eat? Set the time when you eat. When the king of Chu heard this, he felt that it was very reasonable, and he missed Baili Xi.